Inclosed cabinet ironing-board.



N0 MODEL.

PATENTED NOV. 10, 1903.

l A4J. JOYAL.V l .INQLOSED CABINET IRGNING BOARD.

APPLICATION FILD 00T. 23, 1.902.

` net ready for use.

UNITED STATES atented November 10, 1905i.

PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH JOYAL, OF FROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- THIRD TO'JULIAN E. CHURCH, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

lNonosED CABINET lRoNlNG-BOARD.

sPEcIrrcAcrroN forming 'part ef Lettere Patent No. 743,517, dated November 10,1903. Application filed October 23, 1902. Serial No. 128,389. (No model.)

State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Inclosed Cabinet Ironing-Boards, of which the follow- Y ing is a specification. i This application relates to improvements in ironing-boards and to a closable cabinet.

It has for its object to provide for the use of two ironing-boards, one larger and one smaller, capable of being folded into andout t of a cabinet, and also to provide means for keeping the ironing-boards free from dust or other atmospheric influences when folded in 1 the cabinet. It has also for its object other novel features which will be more fully hereinafter explained. I accomplish these obt jects by providing a cabinet with two doors, an outer and an inner, the inner being smaller than the outer, and to the rear wall of the cabinet are pivoted two ironing-boards,which may be either folded in the cabinet or lowered into a horizontal position at the volition of the operator.

For a more particular embodiment of my invention reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which--v Figure l is a front view of my improved cabinet, the doors being shown open. Fig. 2 is a view of the same with the larger board swung out for use and 'the smaller board folded into the cabinet. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line Fig. 1, showing both boards swung out of the cabi- Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view of the latch,whereby the said boards are held in -folded position insaid'cabinet. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the support for the smaller board.

Corresponding parts in all the figures are denoted by the same reference characters.

In the practice of my invention I use a cabinet, as A, let into a wall W, and which may be of any approved form; but I prefer the form herein illustrated. `This cabinet is provided with inner and outerdoors A A", which are hinged thereto in the common wellknown way, and may be closed to protect the description of one l contents of the cabinet. The inner door A is smaller than the door A", so that the joints between the door and the walls of the cabinet are out of alinement. These doors may be held in their closed position by any suitable means, and when so closed are dustproof-that is, the contents of the cabinet are protected against all atmospheric iniuence. Inthis cabinet and upon the inside of the wall W is hinged the ironing-board C, at a proper height from the bottom to accomo` date the operator. Immediately above this and upon the wall W of the' cabinet is also hinged a smaller board O'. The hinges E,

whereby these boards are secured, maybe of any improved construction; but I prefer the form illustrated in the drawings. For the purpose of holding the boards folded in an upright position the identical latches F and-F are provided. The body of each latch is provided with 'ears f, by which it is fastened at the back of the cabinet by screws or in any other approved or convenientway. The body of each latch is hollow, and in these hollow bodies move the bolts I, which are formed with beveled lower ends and with reduced portions I at their upper ends, on which are wound the helical springs z, which by their resistance urge the bolts downwardly. Immediately1 below theseA helical springs the bolts I are provided with heads t. Bell-crank levers G Gf are pivoted at '1n to the bodies of the latches by an ear formed for that purpose. The ends m of these levers impinge against the heads-t' ofthe bolt, and the other p ends ot'- of said levers extend upwardly and outside the latch-body and terminate in the eyes n, and cords g and hV engage these eyes. These cords pass through the guides g' and h' in one of the side walls of the cabinet and terminate in the handles g2 and 712. The ironing-boards C and O are provided with plates K and K', against which the ends of the bolts I are adapted to rest.

To support the board C when it is swung out of the cabinet and into an operative position, a leg D is provided. This consists of a frame having two converged sides held together by two cross-pieces, the upper piece being hinged to the lower side of the board, as illustrated. To prevent the leg D from Ioo swinging too far, the chainr is fastened to the bottomof the board at one end and at the other end to the lower cross piece. The smaller board C' is only swung out and used when the larger board is also out, and between these two boards is placed the block or bar O to vhold the smaller board in operative position above the larger board. This block O is adjustable and holds the upper board parallel to the lower. V

At the bottom of the cabinet are placed two iron rests H for holding sad -irons. These rests may be of any approved construction. When the boards are not in use, the smaller board C may rst be folded into the cabinet in an upright position, as illustrated in Fig. 2. When it is pressed in far enough, the latch F', automatically engaging the plate K', will hold the board C in an upright position. The adjustable block O is then laid aside in the cabinet, and the largerboard C is then folded into the position illustrated in Fig. l, where it will also be held in upright position by the latch F. As this board C is being turned up to fold in the leg D will automatically fold against it, so as to` be out of the way of the door Aand entirely within the cabinet. The

doors A' and A" may then be shut, and the cabinet being thus closed the boards will remain out of the way and protected from being soiled by dust until they are required for use.

When required for use, the doors of the cabinet are thrown open and the cord g is pulled by means of the handle g2, and thereby causes the latch F to release the board C, and it may then be drawn down to the posilion illustrated in Fig. 2. tomatically assume its proper position, as shown in Fig. 3, and support the board. It should be noticed that the handles g2 and h2 and cords g and h, together with bell-crank levers G and G and latches F and F', enable the operator while standing on a floor to release either or both of the boards C and C. If it be desired to use the board C', it may be released, as described above, and swung down into the position illustrated in Fig. 3, and the adjustable block O is then placed t-hereunder, and the ironing-boards may be used in the usual way.

The leg D will au- I do not desire to be understood as limiting myself to the details of construction and arrangement as herein described and illustrated, as it is manifest that variations and modifications may be made in the features of construction 'and arrangement in the adaptation of the device to various conditions of use without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention and improvements. I therefore reserve the right to all such variation and modication as properly fall within the scope of my invention and the terms of v the following claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. A closable cabinet fixed within awall and having an inner door; an outer door larger than the inner door and projecting beyoud the upper and side edges of said inner door; upper and lowerironing-boards hinged to and foldable against the wall; a leg hinged beneath the lower ironing-board and supporting the latter in an operative position; and means adjustable longitudinally of the ironing-boards and supporting the upper board upon the lower board in an operative position.

2. A closable cabinet fixed within a wall and having an inner door; an outer door larger than the inner door and projecting beyond the upper and side edges of said inner door; upper and lower ironing-boards hinged to and foldable against the wall; a leg hinged beneath the lower ironing-board and supporting the latter in an operative position; means adjustable longitudinally of the ironing-boards and supporting the upper board upon the lower board and in an operative position, the latches F, F', retaining the' ironing-boards in their folded positions; and the cords g, h, operatable to release the latches F, F.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name in lthe presence of the subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH JoYAL. [n s] Witnesses: Y

PETER J. FITZGERALD, EDWARD PATRICK DUNN. 

